Panel discussion Track B [ukr]
During the panel discussion, the invited experts will consider both technical issues that CTOs and tech leaders solve, as well as issues of management, team building, and more. Also, experts will share their many years of experience and insights that arose on their way in the roles as CTO, CEO, Director/Head/VP of Engineering, etc.!
You will have the opportunity to ask your questions and immediately receive answers from experienced experts. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the discussion!

Vadym Pospielov
Uklon, VP of Engineering
- Vadym is the VP of Engineering at Uklon, the largest ride-hailing service in Ukraine. He has over 12 years of experience in engineering, including 6 years in technical leadership and product management roles
- In his current position, he is responsible for scaling and developing Uklon’s engineering organization, which brings together product teams with more than 250 specialists, including 130+ engineers. Vadym drives the strategy for the company’s engineering function — from building reliable solutions to increasing team efficiency
- He supports and implements Uklon’s approach of combining deep technical expertise with business-oriented leadership, enabling the company to build resilient products that meet the highest standards of quality and scalability

Vadym Vlasenko
Preply, Director of Engineering
- Technology leader with people, engineering, product, and business expertise
- Currently is a Director of engineering at Preply on a mission to unlock human potential through language learning
- 15 years in IT at SDL, Vista, Intellias, and Preply with a strong focus on making the best products and high-performing teams
- Has strong expertise in developing data-intensive high-load systems and mobile applications
- Speaker at international conferences and various meet-ups in Spain and Ukraine

Oleksandr Tarasenko
RozetkaPay, CTO
- Has 15 years of experience in web development
- For the last five years has been building and managing a large scalable fintech project focused on Ukrainian e-commerce leaders
- He has been mentoring young talents in Ukrainian IT for many years
- Volunteering, helps launch projects that bring Ukraine closer to victory in the war with russia

Dmytro Garanzha
Head of Engineering @ Howly by SKELAR
- Head of Engineering at Howly within the SKELAR venture builder
- 11 years of experience in web development. Main expertise - Backend development in PHP and Golang. Professional experience includes roles of a team lead, tech lead, and architect
- Dmytro has initiated monolith split, and built microservice architecture and modular monoliths from scratch
- Actively researches and implements DevOps practices and tools: Pulumi, GCP, Kubernetes. At Howly, they’ve single-handedly implemented Infrastructure as Code
- Has focus on efficient processes and automation. We have abandoned the dedicated QA role at the current project. This has reduced TTM by an average of a day without leading to an increase in incidents
- He chooses companies where he can develop professionally and learn from a strong team
- LinkedIn, Facebook